Sort currant includes about 150 types. And though in gardens grow up only black, red and white, selectors have removed huge set of grades which differ in the size of berries, productivity, resistance to diseases and cold weather and also in tastes.
Instruction
1. The most sweet berries grade blackcurrant "Honours pupil", Bagheera and Nina possesses. They contain about 11 percent of sugars. Berries of blackcurrant of these grades carry to dessert. They can be eaten fresh, at them pleasant it is sweet - sour taste and bright aroma.
2. The grade "Honours pupil" is quite resistant to spring frosts, very silnorosly and sprawling. Berries of mean value and from one bush can be picked up to 4.5 kg. Bagheera - grade winter-hardy, the srednepozdny term of maturing. The bush sizes averages, but berries large, reach 1.5 g. Grade of Nin - the Altai selection. Berries of this currant of mean value, possess sweet, slightly sourish taste. Great taste at grade blackcurrant "Altai dessert". Brushes on bush long with large, brilliant berries.
3. Many grades of blackcurrant perfectly are suitable for preparation of jam. So from fragrant, fragrant, but sourish berries of grade of "Pigeon", "Effect" and "Charming woman" remarkable jam, confiture and jam turn out.
4. By right also many others are considered as the best grades of red currant as Viksne, "Dutch red", "Radiant". Berries of red currant of grade of Viksne of the average extent (about 0.8 g) of saturated cherry color. Taste of berries very gentle, refreshing and sweet-sour.
5. Despite the name, grade "Dutch red" has been removed in France in the 17th century, in our country it is cultivated from 40th years of the last century. Berries of red currant of this grade sourer and tart, than at Viksne. From them great compote and jelly turns out.
6. "Radiant" - very productive variety of red currant of srednepozdny term of maturing. Berries - large, are appreciated the high content of vitamin C. From them cook fragrant tinctures, kissels, jelly, syrup, jam and so on.
7. White currant is not so widespread on garden sites in our country, and meanwhile it has gentle, sweet-sour taste and unusual yellowish and cream translucent coloring.
8. The best grades of white currant are "The white fairy", "White Potapenko", Belyana. Grade "The white fairy" has the second name - "Diamond". Berries transparent and very tasty. Productive variety, from one bush it is possible to collect up to 5 kg of berries.
9. White currant of grade "White Potapenko" ripens very amicably and early enough. However, berries long are not showered from bush, and from one plant it is possible to collect up to 7 kg of the most tasty fruits.
10. Belyan - the best grade of white currant not only on tastes, but also on productivity. Semi-sprawling bush, from one plant it is possible to collect 10-12 kg of excellent berries with the refreshing sweet-sour taste and pleasant aroma.
11. "Dutch white", also as well as "Dutch red", - the ancient European grade which however has still not lost relevance and best-selling among gardeners. Berries of the average size have great aroma and the most delicate taste.